Patents by Inventor Gaetan Guillaume

Gaetan Guillaume has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Memory-aided synchronization in a receiver
    Patent number: 8837611
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method may include storing information from a first frame of an incoming broadcast signal in a memory coupled to a demodulator, decoding a first preamble symbol of the first frame to determine a transmission mode, accessing at least some of the stored information from the memory and decoding at least one second preamble symbol of the first frame from the accessed information to determine pilot pattern information, and receiving data symbols of the first frame and synchronizing the demodulator based on the received data samples and the pilot pattern information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Vapillon, Gaetan Guillaume, Emmanuel Gautier
  • Memory-Aided Synchronization In A Receiver
    Publication number: 20120201332
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method may include storing information from a first frame of an incoming broadcast signal in a memory coupled to a demodulator, decoding a first preamble symbol of the first frame to determine a transmission mode, accessing at least some of the stored information from the memory and decoding at least one second preamble symbol of the first frame from the accessed information to determine pilot pattern information, and receiving data symbols of the first frame and synchronizing the demodulator based on the received data samples and the pilot pattern information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Eric Vapillon, Gaetan Guillaume, Emmanuel Gautier
  • Multi-standard digital demodulator for TV signals broadcast over cable, satellite and terrestrial networks
    Patent number: 8237869
    Abstract: A multi-standard single-chip receiver for digital demodulation of TV signals broadcasted over any of multiple digital television means, e.g., satellite, cable and terrestrial, is provided. The receiver can receive and demodulate a variety of different signal types received from one or more up-front tuners. A demodulator architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can be optimized to re-use common demodulation processing blocks for the different incoming signal types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Pascal Blouin, Frederic Nicolas, David Rault, Olivier Souloumiac, Emmanuel Gautier, Stephane Faudeil, Eric Vapillon, Gaetan Guillaume, Laurent Appercel
  • Multi-Standard Digital Demodulator For TV Signals Broadcast Over Cable, Satellite And Terrestrial Networks
    Publication number: 20110242428
    Abstract: A multi-standard single-chip receiver for digital demodulation of TV signals broadcasted over any of multiple digital television means, e.g., satellite, cable and terrestrial, is provided. The receiver can receive and demodulate a variety of different signal types received from one or more up-front tuners. A demodulator architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can be optimized to re-use common demodulation processing blocks for the different incoming signal types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Pascal Blouin, Frederic Nicolas, David Rault, Olivier Souloumiac, Emmanuel Gautier, Stephane Faudeil, Eric Vapillon, Gaetan Guillaume, Laurent Appercel